The M/V Federal Champlain is the first general cargo vessel into the Port of Oshawa for the 2017 navigation season. The vessel arrived to offload 17,815 metric tonnes of steel bars which were loaded in Turkey. Her next port of call is Hamilton.

OSHAWA – All aboard! It’s not often that a tour bus makes the rounds at the Port of Oshawa. The port was delighted to welcome members of the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce to its first Port Day, an opportunity for the local business community to get a first hand glimpse of the inner workings of our national-deep sea port.

A diverse economy is a crucial part of Canada’s economic success, especially now as the global economy slows. In Alberta, a province that relies on oil and gas for its revenues, elected officials have reiterated the need to diversify to protect the economy.

Oshawa - Canada’s aging national infrastructure is benefiting from a major injection of federal funding. Over the next ten years, $120 billion has been earmarked for green, transit, and social infrastructure. But what about funding for Canada’s trade infrastructure? With international trade expected to double or even triple by 2020, investing in Canada’s ports should not be an option, but a must.

Oshawa – Imagine moving a piece of cargo that weighs almost as much as a blue whale. No problem for the Port of Oshawa’s rail spur. It’s allowing the port to break into the niche project cargo market by handling cargo of all shapes and sizes, including a mammoth motor compressor arriving earlier this month from a company in the Kawartha Lakes.

Oshawa (June 21, 2016) - The Oshawa Port Authority hosted its Annual General Meeting today, releasing its 2015 audited financial statements that show the port’s expanded facilities continue to generate new investment and support local and regional businesses.

“Port expansion over the past several years is now paying off in a major way,” said Donna Taylor, President and CEO of the Oshawa Port Authority. “Investments in dock expansion, a new warehouse, the rail spur and cargo pad have made it possible to meet the growing demands of our port customers.”